Quick Peaks: November 6, 2013

Adams receives national award

A Tla’amin (Sliammon) First Nation community member is a recipient of the 2014 Indspire Award.

Dr. Evan Tlesla II Adams, currently the deputy provincial health officer with responsibility for Indigenous health for the province, is one of 14 recipients of the award, formerly called the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards.

Adams is the past president of the Indigenous Physicians’ Association of Canada and former director of the Division of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health, University of British Columbia Department of Family Practice.

Adams was the recipient of the 2005 Family Medicine Resident Leadership Award from the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the 2005 national winner of the Murray Stalker Award from the CFPC Research and Education Foundation.

Also an established actor, Adams has received multiple awards for acting and has been a part of numerous television shows and movies.

The 21st Annual Indspire Awards national gala will be held on Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Centennial Concert Hall in Winnipeg.

Twenty-four Powell River organizations have received BC government community gaming grants, including nine Parent Advisory Committees (PACs). The grants to PACs support extracurricular school activities, including sports, arts, educational camps and class trips.

For a full list of approved gaming grants, interested readers can look online.